Welcome to the Class of 1961
Did You Know?
January 20 John F. Kennedy is inaugurated as 35th US President
January 25 John F. Kennedy delivers the first live presidential television news conference.
January 31 Ham the Chimp travels into outer space.
March 1 The Peace Corps is established
April 17 Bay of Pig Invasion into Cuba
April 25 Robert Noyce is granted a patent for an integrated circuit.
July 17 Baseball hall-of-famer Ty Cobb died at age 74.
August 1 The first Six Flags park open in Texas.
October 1 Roger Maris hits his 61st home run in a season. This record will stand for some time.
December 11 Melvin Calvin Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the process of photosynthesis
December 18 Wilt Chamberlain scores 78 points in an NBA game
Famous Birthdays
January 13 Julia Louis Dreyfus (Actress from Seinfeld)
January 26 Wayne Gretzky (Hockey Player)
February 16 Andy Taylor (Musician)
March 14 Kirby Puckett (Baseball Player)
March 15 Fabio (Model and Actor)
April 3 Eddie Murphy (Comedian)
April 17 Boomer Esiason (Football Player)
April 22 Jeff Hofstetler (Football Player)
May 6 George Clooney (Actor)
May 12 Ving Rhames (Actor)
May 13 Dennis Rodman (Basketball Player)
May 29 Melissa Etheridge (Singer)
June 9 Michael J. Fox (Actor)
June 14 Boy George (Singer)
July 23 Woody Harrelson (Actor)
August 8 The Edge (U2 Guitarist)
August 25 Billy Ray Cyrus (Actor)
September 2 Eric Dickerson (Football player)
September 15 Dan Marino (NFL Quarterback)
September 22 Bonnie Hunt (Actress)
September 22 Scott Baio (Actor)
September 23 William McCool (Astronaut)
September 30 Crystal Bernard (Actress)
November 4 Ralph Macchio (Actor)
November 8 Leif Garrett (Singer - teen pop idol)
November 19 Meg Ryan (Actress)
Spencer High School Alumni
| Edna J. Barnes (Webb) | dejb@suddenlink.net |
| Dianna Black (Pritchard) | dibla143pritch@aol.com |
| Bob Carper | RMCarper@aol.com |
| Patricia Conley (Rogers) | handp@wirefire.com |
| Shirley Costello (King) | bigshir1@depotltd.com |
| Carol Cronin (McClain) | carolcronin@verizon.net |
| Karen Depew (Anderson) | kdepew@Earthlink.net |
| Sharon Edwards (Rishel) | bsranch2@earthlink.net |
| Sharon Egnor (Chambrs) | r_segnor@verizon.net |
| Bonniee Harold (Burdette) | bonnieharold@verizon.net |
| Guy Hensley | guyhens@shsinc.org |
| Jim Ice | 5401 Tribune Drive Orlando, Fl 32812 |
| Thomas Kyer | thomaskyer@att.net |
| Kent Lachner | gkentl@centurytel.net |
| Charles Lowe | celowe@cableone.net |
| Joyce Martin (Hensley) | jmartin997@charter.net |
| Angela Mace (Craddock) | almace@depotltd.com |
| Daniel Moore | danroy@wirefire.com |
| Roylene Moore (Alberts) | danroy@wirefire.com |
| Joel Navari | joelnav@msn.com |
| Larry Payne | lrpayne@ix.netcom.com |
| Martin Prine | barbp44@localnet.com |
| Mary Ann Rishel (Barker) | mrishel@yahoo.com |
| George Sheppard | shepard@shawneelink.net |
| Stephen B. Smith | THEAUDIEXPERT@FRONTIERNET.NET |
| Larry Stalnaker | lstalnaker@fuquay-varina.org |
| Jeanie Starcher (Davis) | jeaniestarcher@hotmail.com |
| Thomas Kyer | thomaskyer@goprimecast.com |
| Rita Winter (Westfall) | wintermollymutt@msn.com |
| Sandra Wilson (Heasley) | red@midrivers.com |
| Don Wise | don.wise@gep.ge.com |
| David Wood | d4e99@yahoo.com |
